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- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 86 08:39:02 -0200
- From: mcvax!crin!tombre@seismo.UUCP (Karl Tombre)
- Organization: C.R.I.N., Nancy, France
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- On use of case in filenames :
-
- >There are several uses I can think of:
- >
- > 1) linking: cd /etc; ln passwd PASSWD
- > This makes it less likely that I will lose my passwd
- > file even if I do `rm p*'.
- > 2) old versions: cd /etc; cp passwd PASSWD
- > Keeps a backup version. Note that these two uses may
- > conflict if I decide to `cp /dev/null PASSWD'!
- > 3) filename completion: using (1) an the 4.3 csh, I can type
- > `vi /etc/P<ESC><RET>'. Ok, ok, emacs then :-)
- > 4) intermediate files: instead of picking a new name, I can
- > just change case. Yes I know I can use other methods.
- >
-
- Well and how about directories? I know at least 2 tools using cases in their
- directories : rn (News directory) and mail mode in Unipress emacs (Messages
- directory). So I generalized this use. All my directories begin with
- uppercase, the other files with lowercase. This provides an easy way to
- separate directory from file. Of course, that's what I do in my home
- directory, I let /usr, /etc and so on remain in lower case :-)
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- Volume-Number: Volume 8, Number 60
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